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PAGE 10, WHITY MRE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRiL 22, 1992 Niki Allard of the Whitby * Courthouse Theatre won the award for best choreography dur- ont ceremonies in Toronto. Thetesfor tinof Community ThearesforCentral Ontario rec- * ognaized Allard for her work on te Courthouse production of * 'Guys and Dolis,' one of the most popular presentations ever by the Whitby group * Courthouse also earned three other nominations: Kevin Dash- ney for best performance by a maie in a leading role ini a musical ('Guys and Doue'); Gar- vin Fanr, for best set design on 'Guys and Dolis'; Sandra Hawk- shaw and Barbara Hubert for best costume design for 'Guys and Dalla.' l he Oshawa Little Theatre was nominated for five awards for the youth group production of Csncppy, 'and won two adjudi- FearÎng at folk club STEPEN FEARG, singer- Oshawa* on Saturday, April 25. songwriter-guitarist fr-om Van- Admission is $10 for club members, couver, wiil perform at the Vital $12 for non-members. Spark Folk Club, 91 Centre St. S., St. George's' Day celebration 1Just about everybod observes St. Patiick's Day, but few on this side of the pon celebrate St. George's Day. «It's like St. Patrick's Day for the English » sy Alan Smith, owner of ÏZons& The Unicorn. «St. Gois the patron saint of En gand.' Tomark the dX, the pub is featuring the 'Skiflle Kingé' fron 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, April 26. The Kfings play fiftxes and six- ties British rock and rol - «From what I understand, Skiffle is a type of music,» satys Smith. «It's a raw kind of music, and sometimes they use homnemade instruments, like washboards and tubs, for instance.» Special guest Bobby Watt will play during the breaks, «so we're basically going te ha've about three hours of solid music," says Smith. Basie, traditional types cf English food like roast beef sand- wicheos, Yorkshire pudding, bangersand mash, roast beef buddies and chip buddies will be served up says Watt. The pub> will be decorated in red white and blue, as will the stahf. Smith ay if the day cornes off well, hell make, it an annual tradition. EXPLORER* RESTAURtANT & TAVERN DES HILTON entertains every Fri. & Sat. n'ght ENJO YOUR DA IL Y SPECIAL MON. - FR1. 900 HOPKINS ST. WHITBY 668-0316 THE LION & THE UNICORN Friday, April 24th & Saturday, April 25th ROWDY ROB McNAY Sunday, April 26th ST. GEORGE'S DAY PARTY Special Menu Available THE SKIFFLE KINGS BAND British 50's & 60's Rock n Roll Guest Appearance BOBBY WATT 112 Coîborne St. E. -Whitby * 666-3034 G NOTES Thursday, April 23rd RHINOS Friday, April 24th D-FLAT & THE BENZS Saturday, Aprîl 25th MAMAKIN 114 Dundas St. E.- (Off Perry St.) Whitby 430-8637 CAFE VIENNA PRESENTS LIVE ENTERTAINMIENT on the Last Saturday of each month until 10:30 pm 209 Dundas St. E. (at Green) Wwhthy 668-8839 Room Service:. Strictly for, laughs Dy Mark Reesor Don't be looking for a message in Whitby Courthouse Theatre's prodùction of 'Rom Service,' says director Joan Roantree. "(People) should expect to have fun; it's a comedy -- our aim is to give them a good bellylah [n fact, Roantree, who s mak- ing her debut as a director, saLys the audience will have an effect on the quality of the perfor- mance. 'Mhe more they laugh, the bot- ter it is for us. When that kind of laughter-hits a cast, it gets their adrenalin going, and it just seems to get botter and botter.» Boom Service is set in a second-rate hotel room on Broad- way, gays Roantree, and involves a pen!niless producer trying te THE TOP 10 CD'S 0F THE WEEK ARE: 1. ZZ Top GREATEST HITS - Warner 2. Queen CLASSIC ý Warner 3. Celine Dion CELINE DION - Sony 4. U2 ACHTUNG BABY - A&M 5. Kim Mitchell AURAL FIXATIONS - Capitol 6. Bruce Springsteen HUMAN TOUCH - Sony 7. Sass Jordan RACINE - Capitot 8. Richard Marx RUSH STREET - Capitol 9. Def Leppard ADRENALIZE - Polygram 10. Loreena McKennitt! THE VISIT - Warner Complets Chsss Studio Recordings DIANE SCHUUR ln Tributs 25 TH*C-SORDN starhis flrt play. Te producée's not exactly a con man, but he's «a bit of a rascal and is Iooking for a bacicer for his play. «Needless to say, ho hasn't. paid his hotel bill and has his 22 actors stashed away up on the l9th floor.» He's mnanaged te carry on des- pi*te an ever-increasing bill beause the manager cf the hoctel is his brother-in-law. But thinga get serious when the brothe-ilaw's boss turns up te check the bocks and finds the outstanding bill -- the cast uses everything from «phony sicknesses te suicides» in an effort to, avoid being evicted, says ]Roantree. The- promise may seem fam- iliar -- it was» first presented in 1937 ini New York and was later made into a Marx Brothers movie. '«Its not new, but'it is funny... it's the kind of play that your actors can have fun with,» says oatewho adds she's .puýr- posely not seen the movie beause "I don't want slapstick.» Bocom Service will bo presented at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, April 23-25 April 30- May 2 and May 7-9. l'ickets are available at Lafontaine Trading Post, 122 Brock St. N. Caîl 428-3795 for more infor- mation. DURHAM DODGE CHRYSIE Blue Rodeo in-OshawaI Blue Rodeo will perform a benefit concert at the Purpie Onion in Oshawa on June 3. Proceeds from the concert wil to Sunrise Recreational Youth roup, which sponsors develo- mentally handicapped youth at summer camps. ickets will be $15 in advance or at~ the door. Tickets are avail- able ut-Dises Ï& Dats in Whitby. LOU BURGESS, Chris Davies, ]Ken ing Oshawa Little Theatre produc- Bond,, David Laing and Mary Lou tion of 'Company." The play opens Graham in a scene from the upcom- April 23 at 8 p.m. Photo by Mlark RIsor, Whltby Fr.. Prem .777 1